{"id":10015,"date":"2016-08-03T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T10:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vboxxcloud.nl\/?p=10015"},"modified":"2019-04-29T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T12:47:46","slug":"keep-files-ransomware-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vboxxcloud.com\/blog\/keep-files-ransomware-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep your files free of Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recently, some of our customers were targeted by a type of malware, called Ransomware. Luckily they are using vBoxxCloud, and all the files were backed up and in the Cloud. Today, we talk about Ransomware and what can you do to reduce the risk of an attack.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>What is Ransomware?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ransomware is a type of malware that secretly installs on your computer. In the process, it locks all the files and demands a ransom payment to restore them and its simplest form locks the system demanding payment to unlock it. More advanced versions encrypt the files, which makes them inaccessible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">News reports indicate that ransomware criminals are getting better. According to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/gcn.com\/articles\/2016\/08\/01\/ransomware-federal.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">GCN<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, a medical center and the House of Representatives were victims of several ransomware attacks in 2016. While authorities are making an effort to prevent these attacks, there are a couple of steps you can take to protect yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How to prevent Ransomware?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The best way to recover from a ransomware attack is to avoid becoming a victim. You can take a couple of steps that\u00a0will help prevent or minimize these attacks:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Backup your data:<\/strong> vBoxxCloud synchronizes your data to the cloud, if the files are deleted or in this case inaccessible you can always restore them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Inform customers\/employees: <\/strong>Another way for users to prevent ransomware issues is being extra careful\u00a0with phishing emails. These emails usually have a peculiar address, a message or an attachment that gives it away. It\u2019s very important for users to be particularly aware of this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Antivirus:<\/strong> A good antivirus will detect older versions of Cryptolocker and other forms of ransomware.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>How does vBoxxCloud help?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Malicious software usually affects the local machine. Cryptolocker, encrypts the files locally. If you have your files backed up in vBoxxCloud, you could recover these files. vBoxxCloud can keep deleted files for a specific amount of time. Deleting the locked files and recovering them would solve the issue in case you fall victim to Ransomware.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ready to start using a business grade Cloud service?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff881e;\"><a style=\"color: #ff881e;\" href=\"https:\/\/vboxxcloud.com\/signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Start a vBoxxCloud Trial Now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sources: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.symantec.com\/connect\/blogs\/cryptolocker-qa-menace-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Symantec<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/securityintelligence.com\/cryptolocker-ransomware-is-on-the-rise-heres-what-to-do-if-youre-attacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Security Intelligence<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, some of our customers were targeted by a type of malware, called Ransomware. 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